Comments on: Overreacting to the Little Things http://www.godwriting.org/godwriting/overeacting-to-the-little-things-spam.htm Listening to The Voice Within Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:23:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Gloria http://www.godwriting.org/godwriting/overeacting-to-the-little-things-spam.htm#comment-54999 Gloria Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:11:41 +0000 http://www.godwriting.org/godwriting/overeacting-to-the-little-things-spam.htm#comment-54999 I have had enough anger to be very grateful for then! Spam for God! I have had enough anger to be very grateful for then!

Spam for God!

]]> By: One http://www.godwriting.org/godwriting/overeacting-to-the-little-things-spam.htm#comment-54973 One Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:18:31 +0000 http://www.godwriting.org/godwriting/overeacting-to-the-little-things-spam.htm#comment-54973 I'd do handstands in gratitude for anything that evoked anger in me, no matter how small. Maybe we should start sending out Heaven quotes like this. Spam for God! Oceans of Love I’d do handstands in gratitude for anything that evoked anger in me, no matter how small.

Maybe we should start sending out Heaven quotes like this. Spam for God!

Oceans of Love

]]> By: Jochen http://www.godwriting.org/godwriting/overeacting-to-the-little-things-spam.htm#comment-54673 Jochen Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:07:49 +0000 http://www.godwriting.org/godwriting/overeacting-to-the-little-things-spam.htm#comment-54673 I think God's idea is somewhat similar to what Jacqueline suggests, only He does not address the seeming cause but the anger itself, this "allergy" (His expression) we all seem to have. Okay, I have it. Feeling defenseless about things that invade my space again and again (which sounds like a definition of spam, but since I don't get much spam, I have other forms of invasion to contend with). Let's apply some itching powder to this allergy. Perhaps the whole Heavenletter™ I have in mind should go here, but I will post only the first two paragraphs and the last one: Before Anger Arises Heavenletter # 2613 Published on: January 20, 2008 God said: Why do you become adamant over things the way you do? For example, you may become irate at emailed spam that you receive over and over again. You know it is not sent to you alone. You know it has nothing to do with you, and yet you are still irate. You know better, yet an annoyance may stir great anger in you. You feel invaded, and you feel powerless because senders of spam don’t give up easily. They keep coming. One quickly takes the place of another. This is a good example of how anger lurks within you. Whatever opened up your anger is not what led to it. Your anger was there, ready to burst out. Anger is very difficult for you, I know. You would beg Me to take it away from you once and for all. You would give anything to be spared from anger. ....... Perhaps if you invite anger to leave, it will. Talk to it ahead of time. Monitor yourself. Before you check email, for instance, remind yourself that you can delete without anger. You know what arenas in your life where anger tends to erupt. Before you enter these arenas, kindly show anger the door. I think God’s idea is somewhat similar to what Jacqueline suggests, only He does not address the seeming cause but the anger itself, this “allergy” (His expression) we all seem to have. Okay, I have it. Feeling defenseless about things that invade my space again and again (which sounds like a definition of spam, but since I don’t get much spam, I have other forms of invasion to contend with).

Let’s apply some itching powder to this allergy. Perhaps the whole Heavenletter™ I have in mind should go here, but I will post only the first two paragraphs and the last one:

Before Anger Arises
Heavenletter # 2613 Published on: January 20, 2008

God said:
Why do you become adamant over things the way you do? For example, you may become irate at emailed spam that you receive over and over again. You know it is not sent to you alone. You know it has nothing to do with you, and yet you are still irate. You know better, yet an annoyance may stir great anger in you. You feel invaded, and you feel powerless because senders of spam don’t give up easily. They keep coming. One quickly takes the place of another.

This is a good example of how anger lurks within you. Whatever opened up your anger is not what led to it. Your anger was there, ready to burst out. Anger is very difficult for you, I know. You would beg Me to take it away from you once and for all. You would give anything to be spared from anger.
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Perhaps if you invite anger to leave, it will. Talk to it ahead of time. Monitor yourself. Before you check email, for instance, remind yourself that you can delete without anger. You know what arenas in your life where anger tends to erupt. Before you enter these arenas, kindly show anger the door.

]]> By: Jacqueline http://www.godwriting.org/godwriting/overeacting-to-the-little-things-spam.htm#comment-54646 Jacqueline Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:46:44 +0000 http://www.godwriting.org/godwriting/overeacting-to-the-little-things-spam.htm#comment-54646 Hi Gloria, I don't know why spam bothers you, but telling it not to come back sounds like a good strategy. Does it work? Happy New Year! Jacqueline Hi Gloria,
I don’t know why spam bothers you, but telling it not to come back sounds like a good strategy. Does it work?
Happy New Year!
Jacqueline

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